• Congress passes bipartisan bill to fund police de-escalation training

    Congress passes bipartisan bill to fund police de-escalation training

    Dec 15, 2022 08:32 PM EST

    WATCH: How the guilty verdict in the Kim Potter trial could influence police reform "Whether it be Rodney King, or whether it be George Floyd or any of the number of incidents we've seen over the last 30 years: How police deal with force is at the heart of ...

  • BLM foundation starts student debt fund as federal loan program delayed

    BLM foundation starts student debt fund as federal loan program delayed

    Dec 12, 2022 05:57 PM EST

    ... people. That initiative launched just as the foundation opened up about the tens of millions in donations it took in after the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, a case that helped spark racial justice protests across the U.S. and around the world. Earlier this ...

  • Richmond removes final public Confederate statue

    Richmond removes final public Confederate statue

    Dec 12, 2022 04:28 PM EST

    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The city of Richmond — the capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War — has removed its last public Confederate statue. Richmond removed its other Confederate monuments amid the racial justice protests that followed George Floyd’s killing in 2020. But efforts to remove the statue ...

  • News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps

    News Wrap: Brittney Griner returns to the U.S. amid discussions about more prisoner swaps

    Dec 09, 2022 11:55 PM EST

    ... police officers involved in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced today to 3.5 years in state prison. J. Alexander Kueng helped to restrain Floyd during a fatal encounter in may 2020. Kueng is already serving federal prison time for violating Floyd's civil rights. Inflation at the wholesale ...

  • Black farmers sue government for promised federal aid

    Black farmers sue government for promised federal aid

    Dec 06, 2022 06:57 PM EST

    ... a return to the Jim Crow era. The lawsuit filed by Ben Crump, a Florida-based civil rights attorney known for representing family members of George Floyd and other Black people killed by police, stems from congressional approval of $5 billion in debt relief for thousands of farmers of color ...

  • Bartees Strange pushes the boundaries of indie rock

    Bartees Strange pushes the boundaries of indie rock

    Nov 21, 2022 11:30 PM EST

    ... stakes. A standout cut is called "Hold the Line." He played it for his siblings and parents before the album's release. Bartees Strange: After George Floyd died, I remember watching the news and seeing his daughter, Gianna, talking to the press about what had happened. And everyone was like ...

  • Atlanta to pay $1 million settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

    Atlanta to pay $1 million settlement to family of Rayshard Brooks

    Nov 21, 2022 11:28 PM EST

    ... old Black man, was shot following a confrontation with two white police officers in June 2020. The shooting came just weeks after the death of George Floyd under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. It sparked a new wave of demonstrations in Atlanta against police brutality and racial injustice ...

  • Acclaimed artist Kadir Nelson on what influences his paintings

    Acclaimed artist Kadir Nelson on what influences his paintings

    Nov 20, 2022 10:30 PM EST

    ... work used to be very historical, and then became more contemporary as I began doing paintings that were set in real time. So shortly after George Floyd was murdered, and an all of the protests began happening all around us, it made a lot of sense to create artwork that ...

  • On the witness stand, Oath Keepers leader offers his version of 2020 events

    On the witness stand, Oath Keepers leader offers his version of 2020 events

    Nov 04, 2022 07:13 PM EST

    ... he fears for next election cycle if Trump runs for office He tripped up at one point when discussing protests, some which turned violent, after George Floyd’s 2020 killing. Rhodes said he supports “their right to riot” before quickly correcting himself to say he supports their right to protest ...

  • Portland’s citizens to vote on government changes in 2022 midterms

    Portland’s citizens to vote on government changes in 2022 midterms

    Nov 02, 2022 09:40 PM EST

    The most recent charter review process kicked off in 2020, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd erupted nightly on Portland's streets and a nationwide reckoning with racism prompted conversations about making government more accountable and equitable. The charter commission held public meetings and contracted with a ...